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INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/03/21 18:18
Reported-by: syzbot+3ca06e864ce74bf10d5d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 59d, last: 1d07h
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit origin:upstream 1 syz error 4 78d 149d 0/3 upstream: reported syz repro on 2025/12/21 20:30
upstream INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit usb 1 C error 316 1d10h 381d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/05/03 21:21

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/1:8:4265 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:8     state:D stack:21944 pid: 4265 ppid:     2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11ef/0x43c0 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_timeout+0xbd/0x2d0 kernel/time/timer.c:2093
 do_wait_for_common+0x2a2/0x450 kernel/sched/completion.c:85
 __wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:106 [inline]
 wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:117 [inline]
 wait_for_completion+0x48/0x60 kernel/sched/completion.c:138
 i2c_del_adapter+0x611/0x760 drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:1813
 dvb_usb_i2c_exit+0x60/0xb0 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-i2c.c:46
 dvb_usb_exit drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c:144 [inline]
 dvb_usb_device_exit+0x164/0x2b0 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c:338
 usb_unbind_interface+0x1ee/0x860 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:458
 __device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1229 [inline]
 device_release_driver_internal+0x4b4/0x750 drivers/base/dd.c:1262
 bus_remove_device+0x2e2/0x400 drivers/base/bus.c:531
 device_del+0x6af/0xaf0 drivers/base/core.c:3600
 usb_disable_device+0x3e2/0x890 drivers/usb/core/message.c:1472
 usb_disconnect+0x348/0x8a0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2287
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5341 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5637 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5799 [inline]
 hub_event+0x1ecb/0x55e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5881
 process_one_work+0x85f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xaa6/0x1290 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/27:
 #0: ffffffff8c31f320 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x0/0x30
6 locks held by kworker/1:2/3159:
 #0: ffff888141784938 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x761/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc9000dabfd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff888024206220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:764 [inline]
 #2: ffff888024206220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x19f/0x55e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff88802078f220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:764 [inline]
 #3: ffff88802078f220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:954
 #4: ffff8880614571a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:764 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880614571a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:954
 #5: ffff888073ab00d0 (&d->usb_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtl28xxu_ctrl_msg+0x57/0x640 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c:24
2 locks held by getty/3946:
 #0: ffff88802bf3f098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:252
 #1: ffffc900025e62e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x5df/0x1a70 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2158
5 locks held by kworker/1:8/4265:
 #0: ffff888141784938 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x761/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc9000322fd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff8880240e5220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:764 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880240e5220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x19f/0x55e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff888017dc6220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:764 [inline]
 #3: ffff888017dc6220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: usb_disconnect+0x107/0x8a0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2278
 #4: ffff8880605d01a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:764 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880605d01a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1044 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880605d01a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xb0/0x750 drivers/base/dd.c:1259
4 locks held by udevd/5199:
 #0: ffff888074c6db08 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0xad/0xd50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff88805f12fc88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x51/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:112
 #2: ffff888060be92c0 (kn->active#32){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x71/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:113
 #3: ffff8880614571a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:764 [inline]
 #3: ffff8880614571a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: uevent_show+0x17a/0x330 drivers/base/core.c:2408
2 locks held by kworker/u4:7/5549:
 #0: ffff8880b913a358 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x26/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:475
 #1: ffff8880252ae368 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: try_to_wake_up+0x5c/0x1050 kernel/sched/core.c:4049

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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 27 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3a2/0x3d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x163/0x280 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:148 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:212 [inline]
 watchdog+0xe0f/0xe50 kernel/hung_task.c:369
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 4254 Comm: kworker/u4:5 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
Workqueue: bat_events batadv_nc_worker
RIP: 0010:arch_irqs_disabled_flags arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:127 [inline]
RIP: 0010:check_preemption_disabled+0x59/0x110 lib/smp_processor_id.c:19
Code: 48 8b 0c 25 28 00 00 00 48 3b 4c 24 08 0f 85 c4 00 00 00 48 83 c4 10 5b 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 48 c7 04 24 00 00 00 00 9c 8f 04 24 <f7> 04 24 00 02 00 00 74 cc 65 4c 8b 3d 96 95 45 76 41 f6 47 2f 04
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000324fa68 EFLAGS: 00000046
RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000080000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a2b3f00 RDI: ffffffff8a7a0700
RBP: ffffc9000324fbc0 R08: ffffffff8d89f82f R09: 1ffffffff1b13f05
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1b13f06 R12: ffffffff8c31f320
R13: 1ffff92000649f60 R14: 0000000000000246 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f4265eee4b8 CR3: 000000007e2a2000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
DR0: ffffffffffffffff DR1: 00000000000001f8 DR2: 0000000000000002
DR3: ffffffffefffff15 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 lockdep_recursion_inc kernel/locking/lockdep.c:431 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x166/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5622
 rcu_lock_acquire+0x2a/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:313
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:740 [inline]
 batadv_nc_purge_orig_hash net/batman-adv/network-coding.c:412 [inline]
 batadv_nc_worker+0xc9/0x5c0 net/batman-adv/network-coding.c:723
 process_one_work+0x85f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xaa6/0x1290 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/05/18 19:28 linux-5.15.y 93741761e5e3 55156e84 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit
2026/03/21 18:17 linux-5.15.y 91d48252ad4b 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.